Supporting children카지노 게임 컬렉션s mental health during a pandemic

Supporting children카지노 게임 컬렉션s mental health during a pandemic

More Confronting COVID-19 Stories Dr. Tess Clifford카지노 게임 컬렉션s tips for helping kids cope with the anxieties of an outbreak and changes to routine.

By Dave Rideout

March 31, 2020

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On Thursday, April 2 at 8 pm ET, join Dr. Tess Clifford on the Psychology Clinic at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 Facebook page for a on parenting and supporting children카지노 게임 컬렉션s mental health during a pandemic.

Knowing how to talk to your children about risks is difficult at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic. Now, as most of us social distance to give health care workers the best chance to confront the COVID-19 outbreak, it's important that we help children understand why it카지노 게임 컬렉션s important for us, our friends, and our neighbours, to stay home.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Children notice disruptions in daily routines and they pick up on parents카지노 게임 컬렉션 anxieties, which are both unavoidable during a stressful situation like this one,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Tess Clifford, Director of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Psychology Clinic. 카지노 게임 컬렉션There are, however, ways we can communicate and educate that can help our children cope with the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and our response to it.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. Clifford suggests providing age-appropriate information to your children, putting it in terms that express the need to keep one another safe while sparing the more alarming details. Remind them that grown-ups are working hard to help others stay healthy, by washing hands regularly and keeping space from others. Should they ask about risks the outbreak poses to them, it카지노 게임 컬렉션s okay to talk about how most children affected by COVID-19 only experience mild symptoms.

Explanations can help, but they don카지노 게임 컬렉션t eliminate all uncertainty. Dr. Clifford says that parents can still expect difficult behaviours from their kids.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Tantrums, disrupted sleep, increased clinginess, acting younger or more emotional; these are all signs that your child is experiencing stress, but there are things you can do,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Clifford. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Talking to them about how you카지노 게임 컬렉션re feeling and about what you카지노 게임 컬렉션re doing about your emotions encourages children to talk about theirs.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Most importantly, Dr. Clifford recommends doing what you can to keep yourself calm, as children often take emotional cues from their parents.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Make sure to keep your own mental health in mind as well. Deep breathing, guided relaxation, and meditation can be very beneficial, and keeping in touch with others, whether its online video chat or on the phone, is so important,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Clifford. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Develop new routines with your kids. Make time for fun and connection.카지노 게임 컬렉션

When parenting meets working from home

With many people now working remotely, more parents are having to juggle productivity and all-day childcare on their own.

카지노 게임 컬렉션For parents working from home, it카지노 게임 컬렉션s all about setting reasonable expectations,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Clifford. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It won카지노 게임 컬렉션t be possible to focus as much on work as you카지노 게임 컬렉션re used to, so zero in on the essentials. Prioritize connecting and showing love to your children, and make plans to have fun with your kids before and after your working periods.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. Clifford suggests asking your kids about the activities they most enjoy at school, and try some of them when designing your family카지노 게임 컬렉션s new routine. She also advises parents to be flexible.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Our daily schedules are atypical lately, so it카지노 게임 컬렉션s okay to bend your own rules about screen time, food, and behaviours,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Clifford. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Stay focused on your family카지노 게임 컬렉션s health and wellbeing first and foremost and, where and when you can, build in opportunities for learning and fun.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Learn more about the Psychology Clinic at Queen's 카지노게임사이트.

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